We saw a multi-aged group of fans of UVA and Teresa Sullivan laying down the orange shortly before dusk on Tuesday, the 26th of June, not long after the Lawn erupted in joyful noise over the President's reinstatement which followed nearly three weeks of turmoil.

While the statement on the east side of the bridge was pure affection, the one on the west spoke to what Sullivan said near the end of her remarks to the Lawn crowd after reinstatement: "I am not good enough, or wise enough, or strong enough to do everything that needs doing at UVA on my own, but you have shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that I am not alone. I believe that, together, we can do great things for our University."

10 comments

Mark Wick June 28th, 2012 | 1:52pm

I am delighted that the UVA community united in the way it did to right the horribly misdirected thinking of the BOV. Dr. Sullivan is the president we want and the president we need. I don't think I can say the same for the BOV members and I trust the the Governor will respond to that general sentiment in the near future. Also, this episode has focused attention on the sinister influence that some big donors expect to have on UVA affairs-- that has to stop. The university should not be an academic prostitute, and Mr. Jefferson would be appalled to think that it is.

Ann Braniff June 28th, 2012 | 2:07pm

I believe Dr Sullivan's reinstatement is justice served. As for Dragas, and other members of the BOV, I support getting rid of Dragas and weeding through the BOV. Let the university have members on the board who understand education and not corporate greed.
The university will regain its stature with Dr. Sullivan's presidency and a BOV willing to
work with her, vs. against her.